Video & Transcript Research : 'Family Support Services'

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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 10th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • David Daniel, waiving in support, Partners for Florida's Children and Families. Aaron D.
  • competencies, and standardize the assessment of support coordinator service provisions.
  • and supporting families as if the person on the other end was our own loved one.
  • Next I have Victoria Zep waving in support, Family Support Services.
  • Victoria Zep waving in support, Family Support Services.
Bills: S0556, S0794, S1600
Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered three bills and a confirmation. On SB 1600, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment and a technical amendment that shifted the bill from creating an accreditation process to requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation, DCF, and community-based care lead agencies to study liability insurance coverage and availability in the child welfare sector and report findings to the legislature by January 1, 2027; the bill also included enforcement provisions for failure to provide requested information. Support was noted from child and family advocacy groups, and the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard CS for SB 556, which would allow students with disabilities to satisfy a physical education graduation requirement through participation in Special Olympics, if included in the student’s IEP, and would clarify that two years of marching band participation can satisfy both PE and fine arts credit. Special Olympics Florida, families, and other supporters testified in favor, emphasizing flexibility, access, and recognition of rigorous activity. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS for SB 794, which requires background screening for employees of residential facilities and day training programs serving people with developmental disabilities and directs a review of waiver support coordination, including quality, consistency, access, competencies, recruitment and retention, caseloads, and geographic gaps in services. An amendment to conform to the House version was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then questioned Secretary Taylor Hatch regarding her confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Senators raised concerns about child welfare system performance, parent notification and rights, CBC funding formulas, managing entities, opioid settlement spending, peer support expansion, and technology/interoperability improvements. Hatch described DCF’s recent data and initiatives, including reductions in out-of-home care entries, youth advisory efforts, missing children recovery operations, expanded behavioral health capacity, and technology upgrades for benefits processing. Public comment included support from family and provider organizations and concerns from a former foster care worker about medical misdiagnosis cases. The committee voted to recommend Hatch’s confirmation favorably, with Chair Grall voting no, and adjourned after allowing Senator Sharief to be recorded as voting in favor of SB 1600.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/18/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the passage of 1662 will ensure that veterans and their families receive benefits and services in
  • So the passage of 1662 will ensure that veterans and their families receive benefits and services in
  • So the passage of 1662 will ensure that veterans and their families receive benefits and services in
  • DCF, so the passage of 1662 will ensure that veterans and their families receive benefits and services
  • This bill is also supported with the assistance of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • I will go ahead and open it up for testimony in support of SB 76.
  • So we hope that we can count on your support.
  • So the Department of Indigent Defense Services is overseen by a Board of Indigent Defense Services.
  • The Department of Indigent Defense Services says...
  • We're in strong support of SB 407. We're in strong support of SB 407, just for context.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

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  • account to support all of its statutorily required services to Minnesotans.
  • DVS understands and acknowledges the importance of the HUT fund and the services it supports, but diverting
  • vehicle services operating account to vehicle services operating account to support<01:17:35.239><c>
  • all of its statutorily required support all of its statutorily required services<01:17:37.400><c> to
  • </c><01:18:19.320><c> the</c> services it supports but diing the services it supports but diing the blackout
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Mar 24th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think you have support of, assuming this favorable to you, I think you have support of this committee
  • They asked him to provide a service.
  • They asked him to provide a service.
  • In fact, I support that completely.
  • didn't support the measure.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Feb 2nd, 2026

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • counties, meeting families where they are and providing continuous non-medical support during pregnancy
  • Thank you for your time and your service. Thank you. Meredith Fisher is waiving support. Thank you.
  • with simply to provide supportive services to residents with ADRD, as long as those services are optional
  • : community transition services, peer support, therapy, counseling, employment and housing assistance
  • routines, services, and trust in systems that families depend on to keep their children safe.
Summary: The committee first considered SB 268, a public records exemption for emergency physicians. Senator Rodriguez’s strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and testimony from an emergency physician described threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. Members then heard SB 514, creating the Dula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women affected by substance use disorder. Senator Osgood explained the pilot would provide non-medical doula support and data collection, and an amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and complement medical providers. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also approved SB 36 on use of professional nursing titles after extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be allowed to use “doctor” in clinical settings, with concerns raised about patient confusion and the need for clearer identification. The bill was amended to align with the House version and then reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee next approved SB 864, a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data, after a technical amendment setting a July 1, 2026 effective date; Senator Sharif said the exemption is needed so the Department of Health can collect sensitive data for the related research bill. SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain licensed physicians and nurses, was also reported favorably after emotional testimony from patients and advocates describing delayed care and bias. Later, the committee approved SB 1404 on memory care, after a strike-all amendment creating a new memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities that advertise or provide specialized memory care services, while allowing optional supportive services without the new license. Supporters from the senior living industry backed the clarification. The committee then passed SB 914, which clarifies that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling, after an amendment adjusting supervision and continuing education language. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad Medicaid and SNAP reform bill that would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose Medicaid work requirements for certain able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services, modernize drug purchasing and prior authorization, and require SNAP fraud-reduction measures. Several amendments were adopted, and members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, EBT card photo identification, and due process concerns; debate continued as the transcript ended.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • in tax revenues, funding essential services without increasing the burden on Arizona families.
  • in tax revenues, funding essential services, without increasing the burden on Arizona families.
  • The fact that small families can't buy a home by the age of 40 delays the formation of families, which
  • If I have two families or three families living in a home, the impact is already there. It's...
  • If I have two families or three families living in a home, the impact is already there.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

State Government Finance and Policy

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  • Human Services and finance policy all in Human Services and finance policy all in favor<01:19:10.120>
  • I will reference the for-profit... provide quality services we work hard to provide quality services
  • </c> practical and would lead to service practical and would lead to service disruption<01:35:42.280>
  • The work, the services that we provide to our families, that work is sacred work.
Bills: HF1, HF2
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The family members and some other friends are up here in the south gallery.
  • Medal for his military service.
  • 40 years of law enforcement service to the state of Oklahoma.
  • Thank you for your service, Mr. Floyd. Mr. Floyd, later, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • Accepted several awards for his service to patients in Oklahoma.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Floyd's family has also followed his lead by serving and protecting our city. Mr.
  • The family members and some other friends are up here in the South Gallery.
  • Medal for his military service.
  • 40 years of law enforcement service to the state of Oklahoma.
  • Thank you for your service, Mr. Floyd. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, pledge, and a series of ceremonial recognitions and introductions. Chaplain Ronnie Wilson delivered the invocation, and the chamber honored Veteran of the Week Bobby Joe Floyd for his Army service and decades in Oklahoma law enforcement. Members also recognized a visiting youth performer, Nova Williams, and adopted House Resolution 1037 recognizing April as National Poetry Month and House Resolution 1043 recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month. The House also featured several special presentations tied to Caregivers Day, including introductions of Dr. Mukesh Perrek as Doctor of the Day, Dr. Colby Kipp as Psychologist of the Day, and Cynthia Cothram as Nurse of the Day. Additional guests from Stillwater Medical Center and Share Medical Center were welcomed, and Representative West presented Metropolitan Library System poet laureate Hallie Waugh, reading one of her poems in honor of Poetry Month. Representative Hill then recognized the week’s pages, highlighting students from across Oklahoma and their academic and extracurricular achievements. In floor action, Representative Schreiber moved to request further conference on House Bill 1851, and the motion was adopted without objection. The House also reassigned measures according to the Majority Floor Leader’s list. After announcements, Representative Kennedy hosted a special presentation for the Oklahoma Rifle Association and NRA-related guests, and the House adjourned until Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are in strong support of HB 2599.
  • We are certainly supportive of the legislative intent, We are certainly supportive of the legislative
  • I recommend in 5A we change “therapy or psychotherapy services” to mean services you provide to diagnose
  • I recommend in 5A we change “therapy or psychotherapy services” to mean services you provide to diagnose
  • , Designated certified MAs to enter and activate an order for certain services, and those services must
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sections two, three, four, and seven are part of our alignment of the peer recovery support services
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  • So, in 2024, the peer recovery support services, they established a brand new statute.
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  • long-term services and supports.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The goal of this resolution is simple: educate the public, support families, and save babies' lives.
  • services simply don't exist.
  • Simon is more fortunate. than many non-verbal adults with autism because he has strong family support
  • radio for public service announcements.
  • country during your service.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • family members as described.
  • Lack of affordable housing and child care, economic insecurity, loss of family and community support,
  • </c> support House File 2976. Thank you. support House File 2976. Thank you.
  • </c> that nexus between the military service that nexus between the military service and<01:21:08.719
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 15th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to commend Act 409 for its work with the Department of Children and Family Services.
  • We do have a few more cards in support wishing to speak: Jean Mills at the Louisiana Family Forum and
  • This would truly protect families and the children who support school choice.
  • This would truly protect families and the children who support school choice.
  • Let me remind you, unanimous support for Charlie's Law, and my family was forever grateful for that.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Mar 24th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not going to rely on your services.
  • We do have some green cards and support.
  • Services.
  • So we have a lot of experience with this issue of engaging families and supporting families of kids who
  • So we have a lot of experience with this issue of engaging families and supporting families of kids who
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 16

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, support with a brief comment. >> Please proceed. >> Thank you, Madam Speaker.
  • Uh support with a brief &gt;&gt; Madam Speaker.
  • This supports long-range planning, not closed-door decision-making.
  • For those reasons, I urge my colleagues to support this measure.
  • </c><00:23:10.960><c> this</c> urge my colleagues to support this urge my colleagues to support this